Language Features Flashcards
Declaratives
Making a statement
Interrogative
Asking a question
Imperative
Giving a command
Exclamatory
Expressing a strong feeling
Simple sentence
one verb/ one main idea
Compound
Two verb/ Two equal main ideas
Complex
two words linked by Before, After and when
Types of words
Noun Proper nouns Common nouns Abstract nouns Collective nouns
Determiners
words which determine the number and definiteness of the noun phrase
Prepositions
words which show place of time
Conjunctions
Linking verbs
Verbs
doing words / action verbs
Adverbs
often modify or add meaning to a verb or an adjective
verb tense…
places action in time past
Modal verbs…
Convey possibilities
Finite verbs
Indicating past/present and future
Phonology
The study of aspects of language which relates to its sound
Alliteration
The repetition of consonants for effects
Assonance
The repetition of the vowels for effect
Onomatopoeia
Sounds matching meanings
